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Muskrats are quite numerous yet, though the price was not quite as high last 

 winter as the winter before, and he would recommend that a small fee be charged 

 to those who want to hunt them. The game laws have been fairly well observed 

 in his division. 



Overseer M. W. Scott, of Leamington, reports that the season has been very 

 good for fishing purposes, and every prospect of its continuance to a late date 

 of the season. Whitefish and herring seem more plentiful than for some years 

 heretofore, as these two varieties seem to be on the increase in these waters, he 

 would think on account of the aid of the fish hatcheries. 



Game of all kinds in his district is almost extinct, hardly a quail to be seen. 

 No partridge, no squirrel, ducks very scarce. On account of the light open 

 weather continuing so late very few have been killed. 



Frontenac County. 



Overseer James B. Angrove, of Kingston, reports that since the 15th of 

 June last he has visited aW portions of his district several times, and has dis- 

 covered no illegal fishing nor any other breaches of the laws and regulations. 

 Bass and other game fish were plentiful this season in his district. The fishing 

 in the St. Lawrence Eiver adjacent to Kingston was very good indeed. 



The tourist season this yeiar did not come up to the usual number of visitors, 

 owing to the very cool and wet weather which prevailed most of the summer. 



Ducks were to be seen in large numbers, and several times he has met 

 hunters who had success in their outings. 



He has not seen many black squirrelsi during his visits, but red ones abounded 

 in large numbers at all points. 



He is very gratified to be able to report that throughout his district the 

 laws and regulations of the Department have been very uniformly obeyed. 



Overseer M. Avery, of Sharhot Lake, xeports that the fishing has been good 

 this season, but on account of so much wet weathjer there has not been as many 

 out as other years. The partridge are very plentiful this year, and ducks more 

 than other years. Deer are quite plentiful around there. 



He finds the people have kept the law very well, except fishing. He has 

 taken three nets out of the waters of Sharbot Lake, and had he not watched closely 

 he thinks there would have been more nets out in that section. 



He has had no trace of partridge being shot or sihipped, and keeping over the 

 ground keeps hunters from breaking the law. 



Overseer George Barr, of Harrowsmith, reports that the angling in Fourteen 

 Island and Long Lakes were excellent, in rock and silver fair, and in Desert Lake 

 angling for salmon trout and bass was above average. 



The pike in Long, Silvier and Bock lakes was infected with cancerous sores, 

 and many are dying owing to high water. Up to four years ago a raft of logs went 

 down these waters in May, and the dams were then opened and the water let 

 off. The fishingwas better where water was low, and there was no disease among 

 the fish. He has examined Fourteen Island Lake and Petworth Dams several 

 times during the summer and there is no fishing in either. On the 85th June, 

 there was a large number of dead fish around the Fourteen Island Lake Dam. 

 Muskrat trapping this spring was good. He thinks it advisable to allow no 



